[NAGDU] Three advantages to use a cane at walking with a guide dog.

[Julie Johnson]

My thoughts...
1. Defending the user's body
The cane, not user's body, hit the obstacle even if the dog failed to escape 
it.
Julie:  Well, this is how I do things with a dog I am training, or I set up 
obstacles where I know where they are and can anticipate.  However, with a 
fully trained guide, I expect they will stop to indicate or go around 
obstacles automatically.  If I am making contact with things, something has 
gone wrong. I will correct, rework or completely retrain as needed.

2. Getting information
User can get any information with a cane.
For example, steps, grooves, curbs, etc.
Julie: Yes, but the dog should be able to stop to indicate these things. 
Probing out with a foot or hand typically gives the additional info needed. 
I do find with a new guide that a cane can be useful to figure out what he 
is indicating, but I would only get it out as needed, not to be continually 
used. I carry a cane with me for the first few months with a new dog and 
always when I travel away from home.

3. Calling attenstion to those around the user
Let people know that i do not walk a dog, walk with a guide dog.
So, poople should take care of me!
Julie: I think people know that I am walking with a guide dog and by 
extension that I am blind.  If they don't, I don't really care.  So long as 
I am extended the same courtesy as other pedestrians, I am satisfied.  If I 
need directions or something, I'll ask.  I can't think of anything else I 
would need for people to do for me  that would be different than what they 
would do for other customers.

Of course, pedestrian laws, traffic patterns, pathways and so on are 
different in different countries.  It could be that my experiences are not 
what could be reasonably expected in other places.  If what you are doing is 
working for you, then by all means do that.

Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Dr.dbTarzan via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 5:11 PM
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Cc: Dr.dbTarzan
Subject: [NAGDU] Three advantages to use a cane at walking with a guide dog.

Hi, I'm Tarzan from Japan.

I wonder there are three advantages to use a cane at walking with a guide 
dog.

1. Defending the user's body
The cane, not user's body, hit the obstacle even if the dog failed to escape 
it.

2. Getting information
User can get any information with a cane.
For example, steps, grooves, curbs, etc.

3. Calling attenstion to those around the user
Let people know that i do not walk a dog, walk with a guide dog.
So, poople should take care of me!

There make user's walking safer.


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